Donna Vekic vs Sorana Cirstea — Birmingham Quarter-final
Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
CRO#35WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2013
grass
#17WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Vekic D.6-2 6-1
Cirstea S.
Vekic D.
662
Cirstea S.
21–
Donna Vekic defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Donna Vekic dropped just 3 games past Sorana Cirstea.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2024-02-19 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2022-06-13 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2017-04-10 | Biel | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
67
85
Break points saved·Even
86
86
Break points won·Even
91
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
97
90
Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
6-786-47-63
Riske Amritraj A.
Lisicki S.
7-622-66-4
Rybarikova M.
Keys M.
6-36-0
R16
Rybarikova M.
Flipkens K.
7-656-2
Hantuchova D.
Mladenovic K.
3-67-666-4
Keys M.
Barthel M.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Erakovic M.
7-636-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Jovanovski B.
6-11-66-1
Vekic D.
Sanchez M.
4-66-26-2
Lisicki S.
Lucic M.
7-52-66-4
R32
Mladenovic K.
Konta J.
6-46-1
Erakovic M.
Makarova K.
7-663-66-0
Flipkens K.
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-47-5
Rybarikova M.
Johansson M.
7-56-746-4
Keys M.
Hampton J.
2-66-37-63
Barthel M.
Dolonc V.
7-52-67-5
Cirstea S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
Jovanovski B.
Hlavackova A.
4-66-16-4
Sanchez M.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-636-3
Vekic D.
Radwanska U.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Pliskova K.
6-46-2
Lucic M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-0
Kudryavtseva A.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Paszek T.
2-66-26-3
Hantuchova D.
Robson L.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Kichenok N.
7-646-2
R64
Hantuchova D.
Dellacqua C.
6-17-61
Riske Amritraj A.
Keothavong A.
7-56-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Morita A.
6-46-0
Jovanovski B.
Bouchard E.
5-76-36-2
Hlavackova A.
Puchkova O.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Davis L.
6-26-1
Lucic M.
Pliskova K.
6-36-2
Keys M.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-37-63
Johansson M.
Cetkovska P.
7-56-2
Tomljanovic A.
Oudin M.
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
South M.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Putintseva Y.
6-27-65
Dolonc V.
Koehler M.
6-786-06-3
Pliskova K.
Vandeweghe C.
6-757-657-5
Erakovic M.
Svitolina E.
6-06-1
Vekic D.
Giorgi C.
7-626-3
Sanchez M.
Cepelova J.
6-36-2
Kichenok N.
Babos T.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Tatishvili A.
2-66-37-63
Mladenovic K.
Moore T.
5-77-656-4
Konta J.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Kudryavtseva A.
Date Krumm K.
6-47-63
Watson H.
Czink M.
6-47-60
Hampton J.
Hsieh S.
6-26-3